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DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 24-28)
\nNow comes that spring preview, ok maybe I’m getting a little ahead of myself on that one, but the thought of many that venture outside today, even during the rain, is how much it feels like a spring day. And it should, today’s high temperatures would be above average for some of our early spring days here in New England, but I would also be lying if I told you this was highly unusual for a winter’s day. This is just the variety that our weather prevents, like going from the single-digit arctic deep-freeze of just 3 days ago to this. There will be pros and cons to today’s weather, with the most obvious pro being the natural melting of much of the packed ice\/snow that lies on our paths of mobility. Much of this, and all of it in many cases, will be vanished by day’s end. The cons are several, but the most obvious will be the areas of flooding that ensue due to heavier rainfall on frozen ground as well as not being unable to run off due to some still-clogged storm drains. But we will get through this, and after it all pushes offshore tonight, the temperatures will fall back toward seasonable levels, but this time we won’t see the flash freeze and tundra-like landscape. However we will have to be concerned with black ice and re-freezing of puddles and any standing water, because despite an increasing wind it won’t be enough to fully dry everything off. This will also be a concern for the couple days following today as it will be getting cold again so any ice will tend to linger. Along with this colder air, which gets reinforced this weekend, may come some snow showers, first of the isolated variety Friday evening as cold front goes by, and secondly from a disturbance crossing the region on Sunday. We’ll have our eyes on a third system approaching from the west Monday but before that gets here, our wind may turn onshore due to high pressure to the north and that may bring in enough moisture for some ocean-effect snow showers. But this is still a few days away so I’m not highly confident this will take place.
\nTODAY: Overcast. Numerous to widespread rain showers. Downpours and possible thunder west to east mid through late afternoon. Areas of fog.
\nHighs 48-55. Wind S 10-20 MPH with gusts 35-55 MPH, strongest coastal areas, shifting to W during the day from west to east.
\nTONIGHT: Cloudy evening with rain ending, maybe as brief mix some areas west of Boston. Clearing overnight. Areas of black ice possible. Lows 25-32. Wind NW 10-20 MPH and gusty.
\nFRIDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 32-39. Wind NW to W 10-20 MPH.
\nFRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Risk of a passing snow shower. Lows 13-20. Wind W to NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
\nSATURDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 23-30. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
\nSUNDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers except mix\/rain showers South Coast. Lows in the 10s. Highs in the 30s.
\nMONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Possible snow showers. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the 30s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 2)
\nPotential storm system moving through January 29 with the early leaning toward a light to moderate precipitation variety due to a storm track over or northwest of the region. Colder trend thereafter at which time we’ll have to watch additional storminess which is favored to pass mostly south of the region at this time.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (FEBRUARY 3-7)
\nA broad trough will dominate and a surface low may cut through the Great Lakes around mid period. Our weather here would be dry\/cold to start, briefly mild\/wet, then dry\/cold to finish the period. Forecast not high confidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:35AM DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 24-28) Now comes that spring preview, ok maybe I’m getting a little ahead of myself on that one, but the thought of many that venture outside today, even during the rain, is how much it feels like a spring day. And it should, today’s high temperatures would be above average for … Continue reading Thursday Forecast<\/span>